The Canucks have called up preseason standout defenceman Troy Stecher and forward Jayson Megna after a couple of injuries during this weekend’s California road trip.

Forwards Derek Dorsett (shoulder) and Alex Burrows (neck) were both injured in Saturday’s loss to the L.A. Kings and didn’t play Sunday in Anaheim. Alex Biega stepped in on the fourth line.

Megna, 26, has played four games this season in Utica where he has a goal and two assists. The 6-1, 192-pound forward split the 2015-16 season between the New York Rangers (six games, a goal and an assist) and the AHL Hartford Wolf Pack (68 games, 15 goals and 29 assists).

The native of Fort Lauderdale was originally signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent in 2012.

Stecher, 22, has registered an assist (0-1-1) along with four penalty minutes in four games with the Comets this season. In 2015-16, the 5-11, 191-pound defenceman completed his junior season with the University of North Dakota, helping the Fighting Hawks to their eighth NCAA championship.

The Richmond, B.C., product performed well in early preseason games before his demotion, and might draw into the lineup Tuesday against Ottawa.

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